For Singapore’s deaf and hard-of-hearing community, something as simple as picking up the phone can feel impossible. With only seven full-time interpreters serving thousands, making a doctor’s appointment or calling a hotline often means relying on family, friends, or long waits.

Enter CallBridge — a homegrown innovation using real-time text-to-speech and speech-to-text to let users make calls independently, privately, and with dignity. On Good Tech, Lynlee Foo speaks with co-founders Yeo Shi Tan and Cody Tan De Xuan about building CallBridge during a hackathon, the impact of its pilot programme, and their vision to integrate it into essential services like emergency hotlines.

 

For Singapore&rsquo;s deaf and hard-of-hearing community, something as simple as picking up the phone can feel impossible. With only seven full-time interpreters serving thousands, making a doctor&rsquo;s appointment or calling a hotline often means relying on family, friends, or long waits.
Enter CallBridge &mdash; a homegrown innovation using real-time text-to-speech and speech-to-text to let users make calls independently, privately, and with dignity. On Good Tech, Lynlee Foo speaks with co-founders&nbsp;Yeo Shi Tan&nbsp;and Cody Tan De Xuan about building CallBridge during a hackathon, the impact of its pilot programme, and their vision to integrate it into essential services like emergency hotlines.
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Take a step back, refocus, and Reset with Lynlee.

Take a step back, refocus, and Reset with Lynlee.

Airing weekdays from 1pm to 4pm, the show brings clarity to the stories shaping Singapore and the world — from current affairs and global developments to business trends and industry shifts. Through insightful conversations and fresh perspectives, Lynlee explores what’s driving the headlines and where things are heading next.

Featuring segments like Viewpoint, Industry Insight and Suite Talk, Reset goes beyond the noise to offer thoughtful analysis, real-world context and ideas that help you recalibrate for the rest of your day.

Take a step back, refocus, and Reset with Lynlee.
Airing weekdays from 1pm to 4pm, the show brings clarity to the stories shaping Singapore and the world &mdash; from current affairs and global developments to business trends and industry shifts. Through insightful conversations and fresh perspectives, Lynlee explores what&rsquo;s driving the headlines and where things are heading next.
Featuring segments like Viewpoint, Industry Insight and Suite Talk, Reset goes beyond the noise to offer thoughtful analysis, real-world context and ideas that help you recalibrate for the rest of your day.